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. >> they've got the science. >> i wish i could talk more about this. we will, we'll watch there case carefully. danny and joey, flat out of time. bye. have a great day. >> thank you, everyone for watching. around the world starts right now. >>> this is "around the world." i'm fredricka whitfield. >> i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company today. now, we're going to talk a little bit about the train crash in new york. there have been developments. >> that's right. a deadly train crash taking place just days ago. and now we understand that the train engineer is talking and saying that he may have been in a days, quote unquote, just prior to that train derailing. let's go to washington and rene marsh for more on that. rene? >> freed and michael, we are learning more information about what happened in the moments before that speeding train jumped the tracks in the bronx. two senior law enforcement sources tell cnn producer that the train's engineer, william rockefeller, told investigators on the scene he was dazed in the moments leading up to the crash
. >> they've got the science. >> i wish i could talk more about this. we will, we'll watch there case carefully. danny and joey, flat out of time. bye. have a great day. >> thank you, everyone for watching. around the world starts right now. >>> this is "around the world." i'm fredricka whitfield. >> i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company today. now, we're going to talk a little bit about the train crash in new york. there have been developments....
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mome -- moment -- in terms of the science. the budget went flat and inflation at about 3% per year has been eating away at the purchasing power. and on march 27, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas the public cares about. and that money disappeared. that means we are now down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had ten years ago. the combination of what has been happening and the sequester has serious consequences. if you are seeking to pursue a bold idea about cancer or diabetes, how do you get funded by the nih? write a grant, put your best ideas in there, we have a rigorous process to identify what the most promising ideas are in the pool and then we make the decision to fund the best grants. we have been able to fund about a third traditionally. because of the deteariation only 15% of them are getting funded. that is a let down for those s missing the cut. they are thinking about giving up or moving to another country. this is a serious problem and wakes me u
mome -- moment -- in terms of the science. the budget went flat and inflation at about 3% per year has been eating away at the purchasing power. and on march 27, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas the public cares about. and that money disappeared. that means we are now down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had ten years ago. the combination of what has been happening and the sequester has serious consequences. if you are...
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some will look at the bridge and see a road and other will see art and other will see science. all of those is true yet i will effort look at this beautiful span and see the people together who bridged road, art and science and made them soar >> thank you (clapping) and now in keeping of the theme of the great people who have contributed to this bridge i'll introduce my great friend chair of the california transportation commission (clapping). >> thank you amy as chairman of the transportation commission it's a real honor to be here today. i'll to take this moment to recognize and honor all my fellow commissioner who are present today starting with bob bob bobby. commissioner lucy and fran, commissioner joe (clapping) >> i'd like to honor two of our past commissioners x commissioner jerry, and ex-commissioner phil. (clapping). >> i'd like to acknowledge our current and past directors and their staff in keeping this project moving forward. the ct c has plated a big role as established be by the legislature in july 2005. we've been roeptd by four of our executive directors. my co
some will look at the bridge and see a road and other will see art and other will see science. all of those is true yet i will effort look at this beautiful span and see the people together who bridged road, art and science and made them soar >> thank you (clapping) and now in keeping of the theme of the great people who have contributed to this bridge i'll introduce my great friend chair of the california transportation commission (clapping). >> thank you amy as chairman of the...
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innocence to bnp and its allies not to blame t of chicken to do with each given knowledge in bulk and science in the catheter i'm us defence if it takes on kate arrived in caucus on on monday hoping to improve street signs on and taunts the propositions about the use of jones. he has professed spent in chief to visit the stump up an almost forty s is also the press cup ranking he was sufficient to meet and that the he cheney who was appointed us chief of august on spa for tommy got smart. the killing of a prominent sunni down hotspots of the assets of ten and violence once again encompassed on the country was hit by bike splits attending violence not walk this is for high income sometimes nice to see t of the moon on monday. thousands of supporters of the army soon inflation on a lake east of the secret to this week's post. it's time to pick just the beginning of the td and one non nationals who didn't mind. he is seventy days and it's the beginning of the non response often they don't and that the situation was finally out of control. why did i die today. neil did. my day. ascendancy instrum
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the city college of fire, science technology class. led by bill long (clapping) they get the award for the most officials that showed up. and an official applause for those people who have transcribed from the aaa. trayvon. also aaa robert brown (clapping) michael sawyer and san francisco food bank food resource coordinator pamela. (clapping.) >> keep on working here. can you all that's good. now before we gets all you a greasy and messed up here and the four please chefs and our mayor. we're going to a start with our mayor for a few comments >> (clapping) >> terry thank you very much. thaegz everybody. happy thanksgiving. i want to say thank you to our police department and fire department and the men and women in uniform our armed services and academy from the come. we can actual the difference you all look in better shape >> amen. >> and thank you to the salvation army and the harbor light house hyperglycemia i'm hasten e happy to be here to be here i love the salvation arm it's where my wife and i were married. we have a special pl
the city college of fire, science technology class. led by bill long (clapping) they get the award for the most officials that showed up. and an official applause for those people who have transcribed from the aaa. trayvon. also aaa robert brown (clapping) michael sawyer and san francisco food bank food resource coordinator pamela. (clapping.) >> keep on working here. can you all that's good. now before we gets all you a greasy and messed up here and the four please chefs and our mayor....
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thirty-five countries scored higher, science, 27 scored higher, reading, 23 scored higher. lately some of the countries that are ahead of us. vietnam, ireland, poland, at the end of the day, if you don't agree with the numbers, do they tell a broad story that is basically accurate? >>well, in genel, it's a legitimate test. the problem is we are going to get all upset about these outcomes and the part of the reason that people ce is because they are telling us something about the productivity of the next generation of workers and says that her students are not going to be competitive five years down the road when i finished college were when they go into the workforce. but we have had a level of literacy in the unit states it is actually okay. but what we really have to worry about is the kind ofthings that will happen to the the students when they get into the economy. gerri: you make a good point and you talk about the productivity of the students on what i'm worried about is the productivity of the american taxpayer dollar. race to the top, no child left behind. billions
thirty-five countries scored higher, science, 27 scored higher, reading, 23 scored higher. lately some of the countries that are ahead of us. vietnam, ireland, poland, at the end of the day, if you don't agree with the numbers, do they tell a broad story that is basically accurate? >>well, in genel, it's a legitimate test. the problem is we are going to get all upset about these outcomes and the part of the reason that people ce is because they are telling us something about the...
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and non-science. joining us live is the to rector of the national cancer is to. inside the building that we looked at a moment ago. thank you for being with us. back in the 1970' nixon declared war on cancer. how are we doing today? not call it a war on cancer. many others did. it is a dread disease. it is a major cause of death in the country. requiresw we are doing a pretty complex answer. it is literally hundreds perhaps thousands of diseases that are -- caused by changes in our chromosomes. it is a disease of the genome. we are making progress overall. annually, we report to the , measured by the best metric that we have, the mortality rates. over the last decades, there has been a 1.5% decline in age- adjusted cancer mortality. that is good news. however, we would like progress to be faster. for some cancers, there has been more progress than there has been for others. some cancers we have been able to chew her or control. cancers, we have made much more limited progress. bag, but the one thing t
and non-science. joining us live is the to rector of the national cancer is to. inside the building that we looked at a moment ago. thank you for being with us. back in the 1970' nixon declared war on cancer. how are we doing today? not call it a war on cancer. many others did. it is a dread disease. it is a major cause of death in the country. requiresw we are doing a pretty complex answer. it is literally hundreds perhaps thousands of diseases that are -- caused by changes in our chromosomes....
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science had the biggest spike in online searches this year. up 176%. political discussions about climate change and education policy could be the reason for that spike. the oxford english dictionary shows the word selfie as its word of the year. that means taking a picture of yourself and posting it online. >>> 6:18. we haven't done any selfies today. >> no, not yet. >> those of us of a certain age might remember she blinded me with science. >> i remember that. >> critics -- crickets no one knows. people are cig what? let's move on and take a look at the commute now. the traffic is doing pretty well. it is getting more crowded as you drive in through the east shore freeway. this has ban good morning in the way we haven't had major problems and the commute has been ramping up gradually here and there. we have seen some minor fender benders but nothing all that bad. let's move to the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic here is doing pretty well here. no problems as you drive through. i want to take a look at the santa cruz mountains because we have spotte
science had the biggest spike in online searches this year. up 176%. political discussions about climate change and education policy could be the reason for that spike. the oxford english dictionary shows the word selfie as its word of the year. that means taking a picture of yourself and posting it online. >>> 6:18. we haven't done any selfies today. >> no, not yet. >> those of us of a certain age might remember she blinded me with science. >> i remember that....
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yesterday gilead sciences had its own pill approved by the fda. it is considered by industry analysts to be the leader in the all oral hepatitis field expected to reap billions in annual sales. its stock is moving lower so competition perhaps having a hand in that trade. >> dominic, thank you very much. more wintry weather hitting the northeast. three to six inches of snow expected in some parts including the metro area of new york. weather channel's jim cantore has the latest. >> reporter: i expect to get hammered on by snow when i'm out here. that did not happen here in baltimore, at least in the downtown area. north and west, 20, 40 miles, 70 miles, anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of snow. and actually it was a rough commute coming in. the winter storm warnings verified swimmingly. here in the downtown area, we didn't snow at an intense enough rate, right around 3 degrees, we needed a couple degrees cooler to get this to stick. you can see where it did stick on the grass. now the piles that you see, all right, that one, this one, that came from sun
yesterday gilead sciences had its own pill approved by the fda. it is considered by industry analysts to be the leader in the all oral hepatitis field expected to reap billions in annual sales. its stock is moving lower so competition perhaps having a hand in that trade. >> dominic, thank you very much. more wintry weather hitting the northeast. three to six inches of snow expected in some parts including the metro area of new york. weather channel's jim cantore has the latest. >>...
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science technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. this is the place that has been consecrated to god for almost a thousand years people came here twenty some years ago. and i was took life on the silence of. people of the love of christ working. people so you can. come to something happens on this island that makes them return to it again and again they say the below saves them. join me james brown on a journey for the soul. only. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser you know wired magazine this week feature of the absurd creature of the week tongue ating i suppose. this parasitic i supplied can sell as the tongue of a rose snapper a fish and replaces it with its own body providing the fish with a fully functioning tongue i know what you're thinking you're thinking that sounds all lot like jamie diamond and in a way you're right jamie who is normally seen nesting in the large intestine of the chairman of the federal reserve bank of course and his fellow financial parasites have replaced the origins of capital allocation and pr
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it's being haled as a major milestone to the science program. china will send someone to the moon in 2020 now that we can no longer send someone to the moon. >> we know what's there. we're worried about what they want to use it for at this point. what is this jade thing, it drives around? >> yeah, like a buggy that will go around and check out the surface. >> maybe if it drives everywhere it could find a moon rock more interesting than what we've got. if they could cover the whole rock, the whole satellite. >> maybe they're going to deliver packages. >> maybe they're going to do that. >> deliver amazon packages to the moon. >> i love the moon, it's beautiful. it makes you feel nice, but i'm done with the moon. we need to go somewhere else to make it interesting. >> one of these 40 billion earth like planets that are supposed to be out there nerds, listen up. the largest known private memorabilia collection from the "lord of the rings" collection will be released this week. there will also be props used by the evil ring reichs, prosthetic hobbit
it's being haled as a major milestone to the science program. china will send someone to the moon in 2020 now that we can no longer send someone to the moon. >> we know what's there. we're worried about what they want to use it for at this point. what is this jade thing, it drives around? >> yeah, like a buggy that will go around and check out the surface. >> maybe if it drives everywhere it could find a moon rock more interesting than what we've got. if they could cover the...
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. >> our middle school is focused on math and science. when you look where those students are performing, coming in, they are now closing the gap on their white counterparts in terms of testing. we're very, very proud of what that school is doing, because everyone who hears about our middle school thinks that the kids have to be academically gifted. that's not the case. we take kids -- some of the kids are actually a grade or two behind in their reading and math when they enter. they're all leaving at a very, very accomplished level. >> you've been interim president, dr. frederick, for two months. do you want to keep the job? >> i'll be humbled and honored if i am called to do anything for howard university, i have to say. as the process unfolds, i'll certainly consult, as i always do, with my wife and family. we'll make a collective decision. i have very opinionated kids, 9 and 7. they're very clear about what they want me to do. >> future howard students, no doubt. >> yes. >> dr. wayne a.i. frederick, thank you. >> thank you for having
. >> our middle school is focused on math and science. when you look where those students are performing, coming in, they are now closing the gap on their white counterparts in terms of testing. we're very, very proud of what that school is doing, because everyone who hears about our middle school thinks that the kids have to be academically gifted. that's not the case. we take kids -- some of the kids are actually a grade or two behind in their reading and math when they enter. they're...
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sir, your colleague republican congressman greg walden told the christian science monitor that we are looking at real reform that is done a piece at a time, step by step. my guess is that it comes later next year. in your opinion is a piecemeal approach the best way to go? should that be the only way that the house can go? >> it appears to be. look, let's, first of all, get one thing clear. democrats were in charge 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 in the house of representatives. we never took the issue up. unfortunately now for our side, republicans are in charge and guess what, they're going to say how it is it's going to come about. here's the good thing. the good thing is they say they're going to do it. so if comprehensive immigration reform, thomas, you and i take any bill on comprehensive immigration. part is border security, the dream act, ag workers, future flows for the high tech industry and a pathway to legalization. so immigration reform is clearly -- you can clearly divide it up because there are different components that make up the package. look, as long as in the end none of th
sir, your colleague republican congressman greg walden told the christian science monitor that we are looking at real reform that is done a piece at a time, step by step. my guess is that it comes later next year. in your opinion is a piecemeal approach the best way to go? should that be the only way that the house can go? >> it appears to be. look, let's, first of all, get one thing clear. democrats were in charge 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 in the house of representatives. we never took the...
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here at home, students showed little improvement over the previous tests, scoring 481 in math, 497 in science and 498 in reading. they failed to make the top 20 list in any subject. today, education secretary, arne duncan called it a sign of educational stagnation. >> the brutal truth, that reality, must serve as a wake-up call against educational complacency. the problem is not that our 15-year-olds are performing worse today than before, the problem is that they are simply not making progress. >> the tests also show that students in several countries that lag behind the u.s. back in 2009 now outperform american students in many key categories. the global exam is given every three years to more than half a million students. >>> sounds like a dream on wheels. it's in production in our area. 261 miles to the gallon. you can fill up once and drive for weeks or longer. northern virginia bureau reporter, david culver gives us a look at the car of the future. >> reporter: we are at volkswagen headquarters for you. look at the xl-1. this is the newest edition. the woman with the keys is telling us
here at home, students showed little improvement over the previous tests, scoring 481 in math, 497 in science and 498 in reading. they failed to make the top 20 list in any subject. today, education secretary, arne duncan called it a sign of educational stagnation. >> the brutal truth, that reality, must serve as a wake-up call against educational complacency. the problem is not that our 15-year-olds are performing worse today than before, the problem is that they are simply not making...
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about the science advisory boards. and there is serious concern that the epa regulatory science has become somewhat of a closed loop the agency sets regulatory goals based on whatever motives those goals are based upon. then develops the funds and the science that it needs to justify those goals. the agency then creates its own regulations, and is solely responsible for interpreting those regulations. making matters even worse, the courts largely defer to the epa especially when questions involve the analysis of the science. therefore, the most critical requirement for america to trust this regulatory policy or system especially the regulations set forth by the epa is scientific integrity. unfortunately, as i say there are worries, and at least i seem to believe there seems to be serious reasons for being worried about it being a closed loop. it's not going give us the type of science we need. believe there are especially this is evident in -- you were discussing with my colleague from oregon. the independent peer revi
about the science advisory boards. and there is serious concern that the epa regulatory science has become somewhat of a closed loop the agency sets regulatory goals based on whatever motives those goals are based upon. then develops the funds and the science that it needs to justify those goals. the agency then creates its own regulations, and is solely responsible for interpreting those regulations. making matters even worse, the courts largely defer to the epa especially when questions...
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ranked 26th in math, 21st in science and 17th in reading. that's despite the united states spending more for student than almost all other countries. the u.s. spends about $115,000 per student. the slovak republic spends about $53,000 a student. >>> no news may be good news for b.a.r.t. commuters. it's been ten day since the board asked union leaders to resubmit a revised contract without a disputed family leave provision. still no talk of the unions going on strike for the third time this year. it appears more and more likely that the unions will head to court to settle this contract dispute. >>> all right, pam. time about 7:12. a big meeting scheduled today on treasure island. why many people are being told they may have to pack up and move out of their homes. >>> devastating. >> a deadly shark attack in hawaii. >>> good morning. we're looking at a commute that's moderately heavy. as we look at 280 at the 880 interchange. you will see it's slow. coming up i will show you what the san mateo bridge looks like. >>> still cloudy to mostly clou
ranked 26th in math, 21st in science and 17th in reading. that's despite the united states spending more for student than almost all other countries. the u.s. spends about $115,000 per student. the slovak republic spends about $53,000 a student. >>> no news may be good news for b.a.r.t. commuters. it's been ten day since the board asked union leaders to resubmit a revised contract without a disputed family leave provision. still no talk of the unions going on strike for the third time...
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john mendelson says the science doesn't match prometa's promotion. he's a professor of medicine at uc san francisco and senior scientist at the addiction pharmacology lab at the california pacific medical center. he tests therapies for the national institute on drug abuse. >> you don't think there's anything special about this combination of drugs? >> so far, the evidence would suggest no. >> mendelson says none of the drugs used in prometa appears to affect addiction. >> terren peizer says he wants to make prometa the standard of care. >> that is his goal. he wants to be-- he wants to make it the standard without any evidence. and he's spending money to recruit the treaters and to recruit the insurance payers, but not to prove that the treatment works. >> proving that it works would require what scientists call a double blind placebo controlled study. that's a human trial in which half the patients get a placebo, or sugar pill, and neither the doctors nor the patients know who got the real drugs until the end. peizer went to market without that kind
john mendelson says the science doesn't match prometa's promotion. he's a professor of medicine at uc san francisco and senior scientist at the addiction pharmacology lab at the california pacific medical center. he tests therapies for the national institute on drug abuse. >> you don't think there's anything special about this combination of drugs? >> so far, the evidence would suggest no. >> mendelson says none of the drugs used in prometa appears to affect addiction....
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i know this looks like science-fiction. it's not. >> wow. >> this is early. this is still years away. drops the package. >> there's the package. >> you get your package. we can do half hour delivery. designee said years away but he went on to say maybe four or five. he said the plan is not practical and wouldn't work for all items. >> he's one of the new tech geniuses. i got to say, this is a good indication that this guy, just like steve jobs before him, dropping a lot of acid. dropping a lot of acid because that will never happen. >> you have a tremendous tree line here. i can't quite get the drone in. what about a parking lot. >> how do you get it to -- >> does not happen. >> weekly reader things there will be flying cars by the end of the century. >> are you still reading "weekly reader." >> i still read "weekly reader." >> amazon is amazing. >> how do you do it in a city. >> dropped to your whole building. >> they are amazon. >> they can do anything. >> they can do everything. order diapers and they are there by dinner time. >> they can be here before yo
i know this looks like science-fiction. it's not. >> wow. >> this is early. this is still years away. drops the package. >> there's the package. >> you get your package. we can do half hour delivery. designee said years away but he went on to say maybe four or five. he said the plan is not practical and wouldn't work for all items. >> he's one of the new tech geniuses. i got to say, this is a good indication that this guy, just like steve jobs before him, dropping...
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. >> and failing to make the grade in math, reading, and science, why students in the u.s. are scoring below international average. we'll have those stories and a lot more coming up on mornings on 2. time now 6:478. let's talk about the traffic. how's the south bay doing so far? i want to show you the 237 traffic is going to be a little bit slow now as you drive westbound towards the turnoff out of down milpitas. just bumping up there. it will be back up to speed by lawrence expressway but we are seeing signs of slow traffic in the south bay this morning. of course we always look at the toll plaza because it affects so many people. this is a moderate delays, about a 10 to 15 minute wait before you make it on to the bridge. we told you about highway 4. it is slow and bay point's also slow as you come through antioch, a little bit of a break in pittsburgh but not much, and then 680 southbound is going to be slow. so you can see the traffic here on 680 south is a little bit slow as you approach walnut creek and there are no major problems there. 80 westbound pockets of slow tr
. >> and failing to make the grade in math, reading, and science, why students in the u.s. are scoring below international average. we'll have those stories and a lot more coming up on mornings on 2. time now 6:478. let's talk about the traffic. how's the south bay doing so far? i want to show you the 237 traffic is going to be a little bit slow now as you drive westbound towards the turnoff out of down milpitas. just bumping up there. it will be back up to speed by lawrence expressway...
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critics are now questioning how lamar smith can see aliens as sound science but climate change as part of politics but danger will robinson there is a bigger issue at hand and this one is in our galaxy there are exactly five days left in the houses official calendar year including today before lawmakers head out of town there are several serious issues that must be a drag. asked the most important of which is a new farms bill while hopes are high that a farm bill will be passed little else is expected from this congress so with so many important issues on the table ranging from the economy to immigration perhaps the real question here is should lawmakers be searching for aliens or focusing on the issues right here on planet earth. and we want to update you on the breaking news that we've been following former south african president nelson mandela just passed away a short time ago he was ninety five years old mandela has been viewed as a hero to people all around the world and was the biggest leader against apartheid his health has been failing consistently over the past few months due
critics are now questioning how lamar smith can see aliens as sound science but climate change as part of politics but danger will robinson there is a bigger issue at hand and this one is in our galaxy there are exactly five days left in the houses official calendar year including today before lawmakers head out of town there are several serious issues that must be a drag. asked the most important of which is a new farms bill while hopes are high that a farm bill will be passed little else is...
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we'll be exploring the world of science in this episode. later we'll bring you morley safer's story about the human genome patents being awarded to biotech companies and the proprietary control they now have over part of who you are. and then my report on a ubiquitous chemical called phthalates, which is in everything from perfume to children's toys, but which may also be causing birth defects. but first, steve kroft's story on the enormous amount of money being spent to treat people as they approach the end of their lives. how much money? well, in 2009, medicare paid $55 billion for doctor and hospital bills for patients as they approached the last two months of life. to give you some perspective, that's more than the budget for the department of homeland security or the department of education. and as we reported in 2009, most of those bills were paid for by the government with few or no questions asked and with an estimated 30% of the treatments having no meaningful impact. >> ms. klish, it's dr. byock. >> marcia klish is either being sa
we'll be exploring the world of science in this episode. later we'll bring you morley safer's story about the human genome patents being awarded to biotech companies and the proprietary control they now have over part of who you are. and then my report on a ubiquitous chemical called phthalates, which is in everything from perfume to children's toys, but which may also be causing birth defects. but first, steve kroft's story on the enormous amount of money being spent to treat people as they...
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we essentially have junk science did people say -- it's junk science. what i mean by junk science is that science that doesn't have any applications beyond the immediate subject of study, that you can't make any sweeping generalizations based on a. that if you're looking at an individual players bring, if you're not doing a randomized study, you can tell us about that individualize brain but you can't tell us about other players and you can't tell us the rate of cte amongst people in society or people in the nfl. this is the kind of study they're done with cigarettes in 1966, the british doctors study shows there's a link between cigarettes and cancer. that kind of the study hasn't even been attempted with cte. what we have are autopsies done in italy with a selection bias. in other words, scientists going after brains that they believed to have been brain-damaged improvise, and finding, lo and behold, when you do an autopsy that they have brain damage. shocking. one of the big concerns that other scientists have, let me play that there is article after
we essentially have junk science did people say -- it's junk science. what i mean by junk science is that science that doesn't have any applications beyond the immediate subject of study, that you can't make any sweeping generalizations based on a. that if you're looking at an individual players bring, if you're not doing a randomized study, you can tell us about that individualize brain but you can't tell us about other players and you can't tell us the rate of cte amongst people in society or...
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read about that on our science page. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, fast-food workers plan strikes in 100 cities across the country to protest low-wages. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the "pbs newshour," thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >>> th
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the science -- which gender does that better? the science is in so stay tuned for that. ♪ ♪ i ied depend last weekend. ♪ it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. unlike the bargain brand, depend gives you new fit-flex®, our best protection. it's a smooth and comfortable fit with more lycra strands. get your free sample at depend.com. [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen tthem. and that their homeowners insurance protects them. [ thunder crashes ] it doesn't. stop pretending. only flood insurance covers floods. ♪ visit floodsmart.gov/pretend to learn your risk. >>> good morning. it's friday, december 6. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. this morning the world's mourning the loss of an icon. reaction to the passing of nelson mandela live from south africa. >>> and we now know the president's promise. you can keep your health care if you like it. it wasn't exactly true. we thought it was plowed ground. then comes harry reid. he's doubling
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down to beautiful santa clara, the magnolia science academy, where the principal tells me they will be celebrating the computer science education week next week, well a pretty chilly day below freezing in the morning and only a high of 50 weather school is out in santa clara at the magnolia science academy tomorrow. tomorrow we have a big ridge of high pressure off to the west just feeding in that arctic air. the jet stream is dipping as far south as mexico. over the next couple of days we'll see the jet stream continue to be to the south. we'll be on the cold side of things and then see a little area of low pressure swing by to our north and west. as that happens, we'll get a chance of showers. but not just rain showers. in the north bay, friday night the snow level will drop all the way down to 1,000 feet. and gradually climb back to about 2500 feet by saturday morning. bottom line, many of our higher hilltops that's you mount diablo, you mount hamilton, that's you mount tam even may see a little bit of white when the sun comes out on saturday morning and saturday afternoon. so what
down to beautiful santa clara, the magnolia science academy, where the principal tells me they will be celebrating the computer science education week next week, well a pretty chilly day below freezing in the morning and only a high of 50 weather school is out in santa clara at the magnolia science academy tomorrow. tomorrow we have a big ridge of high pressure off to the west just feeding in that arctic air. the jet stream is dipping as far south as mexico. over the next couple of days we'll...
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on science? >> i'm sure it does. i just don't want to pretended i'm a scientist and have the discussion, with you sir. i'm not. i listen to the scientists and look listen to the consensus being drawn. >> i listen to the scientists too. and i don't claim to be a scientist. i don't want to put my head in the sand and ignore. >> i'm not -- >> and i was wondering what impact you thought carbon emissions had on previous global warming between ice ages. >> the information i have available to me relates to all of the work that is done by the number of scientists looking at the climate issues. and i pay attention to that. and apply the science and decisions moving forward. i'm not -- either comfortable or qualified to have a science discussion with you on these issues. >> do you see the promulgation of any rule enact of carbon tax in the future? >> say again? >> do you see the promise promulgation enact a carbon tax for this country in the future? if only if congress provides that mechanism. no. okay. >>
on science? >> i'm sure it does. i just don't want to pretended i'm a scientist and have the discussion, with you sir. i'm not. i listen to the scientists and look listen to the consensus being drawn. >> i listen to the scientists too. and i don't claim to be a scientist. i don't want to put my head in the sand and ignore. >> i'm not -- >> and i was wondering what impact you thought carbon emissions had on previous global warming between ice ages. >> the...
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that's value to believe a whole range of sciences from medicine, to biology, the semiconductor physics and building structures in space. >> vegetables are important for your health, so today i have chosen dried spinach. >> but it is not all serious science. canadian astronaut introduced millions of people to life and research on the station earlier this year. >> his soldiers written and recorded in space, and his prolific photography are hugely popular online. stations expected to be operational for the next 15 years and in that time, hope the scientific findings and the new technologies twod will eventually justify the costs. >> al jazeera. ♪ the view from space, seeing satellites plus the radar that's the view from the surface of the radar picks up the snow, and the rain that is out there. still some know around connecticut and massachusetts. this area was over here now it is over there. that's what we can expect here for the next two to three hours. 5:00 o'clock the snows out of philadelphia, washington, baltimore, but still coming down around boston, and again a plot of the snows
that's value to believe a whole range of sciences from medicine, to biology, the semiconductor physics and building structures in space. >> vegetables are important for your health, so today i have chosen dried spinach. >> but it is not all serious science. canadian astronaut introduced millions of people to life and research on the station earlier this year. >> his soldiers written and recorded in space, and his prolific photography are hugely popular online. stations...
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it's the aliens representative smith who chairs the science of space and technology committee in the house criticized roles the epa said on the amount of carbon pollution new power plants were allowed to remain. this is the epa is way too slow or reverse the effects of climate change. a letter addressed to the head of the agency. lamar smith wrote the agency is a stubborn insistence on placing its judgment of biomass of that science advisers raises serious concerns that the apa is a roll making is based more on partisan politics and sound science but on wednesday a job for the stars with a two hour long hearing called astral biology the search for bio signatures in our solar system and the lines. this guy saying that is possibly just about life on other planets aren't possibility of june more than you the pope refused. what can we find hope and pray the atmosphere to the french who drive by of signatures that would indicate the presence of some form of gluten free life. what would be the implications of such a discovery. pics are now questioning the lamar smith concedes aliens as sou
it's the aliens representative smith who chairs the science of space and technology committee in the house criticized roles the epa said on the amount of carbon pollution new power plants were allowed to remain. this is the epa is way too slow or reverse the effects of climate change. a letter addressed to the head of the agency. lamar smith wrote the agency is a stubborn insistence on placing its judgment of biomass of that science advisers raises serious concerns that the apa is a roll making...
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the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine. >> a neuro scientist and i will phil tores, an entimologist. the by onic arm. see how it's more man-like than machine. that's our team. now, let's do some science. >> hey, guys, welcome to techknow where we bring you stories of innovation here in america. i am phil torres. i am here with michelle, crystal and lindsey. you went to one of the most violent cities in america to see how technology can help us fight crime? >> that's right. i went to oakland, california which has the 5th highest crime rate and nearby richmond which is among the top 20 to look at some very innovative technology that they are looking to increase the eyes and ears of the police force on the street. so let's have a look these are streets. >> i am not violating any law. >> in two san francisco bay area cities known for crime oakland and rimmond westbound. >> but now, police in both of these cities have high tech back-ups. electron
the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine. >> a neuro scientist and i will phil tores, an entimologist. the by onic arm. see how it's more man-like than machine. that's our team. now, let's do some science. >> hey, guys, welcome to techknow where we bring you stories of innovation here in america. i am phil torres. i am here with michelle, crystal and lindsey. you went to one...
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she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. that is an amazing frontier to competently -- to contemplate. we can take images of the whole like pet scans and mris scanned and ct scans, or the space in between, where the action happens, is out of reach. this is a long-term investment. we should be able to figure those things out. how do you process visual information? how do you lay down a memory and her cheery bit? -- and retrieve it? all of the brain illnesses that we know of, all of the fundamental information that we have of how the brain works is insu
she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try...
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also a professor of computer science at m.i.t. gentlemen, welcome to both of you. we were talking off camera about how there is a massive need right now to train people to be qualified to take the jobs that are available. the gap in skills. how big of a problem is that? and i would guess that's a big part of the reason that you do what you do, both of you. >> today there's about 3 1/2 million jobs we can't fill because there's a lack of skilled workers to fill them. let's take california, for example. there are in a lot of them are going into nursing, education. the mean age of a nurse in california, 58. >> that's crazy. >> it's actually insane. what it means is the system hasn't responded to demand. when i talk to large employers, what they typically tell me is we get tons of applications for front line jobs. we don't have enough folks that we can go out into the marketplace and recruit into management. >> and that's the goal that university now is trying to find and take those people directly for those jobs? >> correct. we're addressing we're going right after th
also a professor of computer science at m.i.t. gentlemen, welcome to both of you. we were talking off camera about how there is a massive need right now to train people to be qualified to take the jobs that are available. the gap in skills. how big of a problem is that? and i would guess that's a big part of the reason that you do what you do, both of you. >> today there's about 3 1/2 million jobs we can't fill because there's a lack of skilled workers to fill them. let's take california,...
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a 15-year-old there jailed in math and were average for reading and science. france is above average in reading and writing but has reading and math, now in 20 fifth place. we leave you with that. you are watching "france 24." >> i am joined on the set by mrs. rush -- -- what is making headlines this morning? >> we start with syria and the question of bashar al-assad. i will go straight away the independent newspaper in the u.k.. bashar al-plicated assad in war crimes. you can see the piece there. the u.n. is keeping full lists of suspected war criminals. the evidence -- until the evidence is requested for an incredible -- four a credible investigation. more broadly on the situation seery, it is a story not being covered as much as usual compared to the events on the ground. when they go to this piece in "the washington post," each is saying that even if bashar al- assad is ousted, we will face a second syrian war. that is an affiliate of al qaeda called the islamic state of iraq and syria. the washington peace, the washington post is saying that his organizat
a 15-year-old there jailed in math and were average for reading and science. france is above average in reading and writing but has reading and math, now in 20 fifth place. we leave you with that. you are watching "france 24." >> i am joined on the set by mrs. rush -- -- what is making headlines this morning? >> we start with syria and the question of bashar al-assad. i will go straight away the independent newspaper in the u.k.. bashar al-plicated assad in war crimes. you...
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about 5000 of these people have doctorate level training in science. almost any area of science that you're interested in, in the biomedical arena, there is somebody on this campus who is in the top 10 in the world. host: on the issue of brain science, do you believe that the brain has the power to do beat -- defeat diseases of the body at the cellular level? brain is very much connected to the rest of what is going on with the rest of the body. that mind and body connection is increasingly being revealed. take diabetes, for instance, which is a disease that my old laboratory work done in the 1960's. we used to think diabetes was a problem of the pancreas and the muscles not handling that insulin in the best way. and we thought that obesity was a big intruder. what over the last 10 years it is increasingly clear that the brain is a huge part of this whole circuit. the more that we learn about that and the hormonal influences that, even now, are surprising as with their complexity, the closer we get to understanding the disease. that is just one example
about 5000 of these people have doctorate level training in science. almost any area of science that you're interested in, in the biomedical arena, there is somebody on this campus who is in the top 10 in the world. host: on the issue of brain science, do you believe that the brain has the power to do beat -- defeat diseases of the body at the cellular level? brain is very much connected to the rest of what is going on with the rest of the body. that mind and body connection is increasingly...
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a man wanted to write about the science of everyday life, but he wasn't a scientist. >> when i did science, it was bill -- it was about being able to replicate. when you look at cooking, how much of it is touch and feel and what you are looking at rather than -- >> so much. even now, people might think, i am still cooking. sometimes what we might do is vanilla ice cream in a different vanilla ice creams and change the a content in each want to look at the melt rate and alley flavors relate. -- and how the flavors relate. you're still cooking and tasting. you want to get the best out of that dish. you want something that makes you go ah. happens, youhat come across something and an idea pops up. science can help you work out why it happened. even when you're looking at ginger, as it heats up, the molecules come off. there is a machine that records each one of those. even with this equipment, they still need a person in front of the machine sniffing. on earthno machine that can pick up some of the stuff theup. -- combination of the two >> i want to ask you about your new series. it is puttin
a man wanted to write about the science of everyday life, but he wasn't a scientist. >> when i did science, it was bill -- it was about being able to replicate. when you look at cooking, how much of it is touch and feel and what you are looking at rather than -- >> so much. even now, people might think, i am still cooking. sometimes what we might do is vanilla ice cream in a different vanilla ice creams and change the a content in each want to look at the melt rate and alley flavors...
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the science is still very much not conclusive regarding that. there have been no real solid tests of these kinds of devices which can be manipulated to have a lot of nicotine, a little bit of nicotine and new york city is really kind of following the lead of many, many -- well, many jurisdictions throughout the country and three states. currently 20 million americans live in states or local jurisdictions where tobacco products are treated just like e cigarettes. and we're just kind of catching up. we think it's important to not have a situation where we're renormalizing the act of smoking. and also gets in the way of us doing proper -- proper enforcement of the current anti-smoking bills we have now, because they look-alike. this is causing confusion. we want to err on the side of caution as many states and localities have already done. we think this is a prudent next step to make sure we do not renormalize smoking and have people subject to these vapors which are very much unknown. >> thinking back to the original smoking ban you referred to, a
the science is still very much not conclusive regarding that. there have been no real solid tests of these kinds of devices which can be manipulated to have a lot of nicotine, a little bit of nicotine and new york city is really kind of following the lead of many, many -- well, many jurisdictions throughout the country and three states. currently 20 million americans live in states or local jurisdictions where tobacco products are treated just like e cigarettes. and we're just kind of catching...
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and i am about the science. the science on auto immune disease is very much an open question. so i am a little loathe to tell you how all of this might tie into autoimmune disease, other than to say that people are working on it. i am very interested, but i am not willing to go public on it. not until we have hard science. so i'm going to have to beg the question right now. sorry. >> dr. lustig, i just wanted to make one brief comment about the idea of if you are taking something away, what are you giving? if you take away sugar, what is the reward? >> i have never said take it away. >> reduce exposure. >> reduce availability. to a manageable level. i never said take it away. a lot of people say i say that, but i have never said that. do not put words in my mouth. >> if we reduce the exposure to added sugars, in a very small sample size, mostly middle-aged midwesterners in the united states, i can say one of the main rewards that these people are getting in a health education program i am running on this topic is reduction, and when you reduce your waistline circumference, peo
and i am about the science. the science on auto immune disease is very much an open question. so i am a little loathe to tell you how all of this might tie into autoimmune disease, other than to say that people are working on it. i am very interested, but i am not willing to go public on it. not until we have hard science. so i'm going to have to beg the question right now. sorry. >> dr. lustig, i just wanted to make one brief comment about the idea of if you are taking something away,...
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it call comes down to science. knows his stuff.he says releasing commercially grown butterflys into the wild is wrong. , "i' notion or >> reporter: it's a tradition that has been around for years, releasing butterflies for special events, especially weddings. leo o'brien studies butterflies. >> reporter: he says commercially releasing them into the wild is wrong. >> i'm trying to shut down the motion or the impulse that these are party favors for any event. that's really the crux. >> reporter: the monarch butterflies are not endangered, not protected, not in short supply. monarch farming as it is called is a multimillion dollar national business. >> they are wildlife. they are not things. >> reporter: the san francisco commission on the environment is considering a proposal to ban butterfly releases in the city. >> the commercial release of butterflies really offsets some of the scientific research that folks are doing to try to monitor and to keep an effective count on what the native specious looks like. >> repor
it call comes down to science. knows his stuff.he says releasing commercially grown butterflys into the wild is wrong. , "i' notion or >> reporter: it's a tradition that has been around for years, releasing butterflies for special events, especially weddings. leo o'brien studies butterflies. >> reporter: he says commercially releasing them into the wild is wrong. >> i'm trying to shut down the motion or the impulse that these are party favors for any event. that's really...
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we know there are many young women of color interested in pursuing science. a third of our students are stem majors and we want to insurance that they can half into fields where they are underrepresented and make a difference to our economy and to our nation. >> are they making a choice to ignore liberal arts or to move away from liberal arts or traditionally-- majors, i guess, that women have traditionally pursued in favor of stem? >> well, i think that, let me begin by saying that spellman college-- spelman college is in many ways a traditional liberal arts college in that we emphasize the skills that come from a strong liberal arts education. critical thinking, problem-solving, quantitative reasoning, communication skills. but certainly a third of our students come with an interest in moving into science. they may be thinking about health careers, initially. but once they start to explore biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, they see a wider range of options. and i think that's one of the things about spelman, that when they come to
we know there are many young women of color interested in pursuing science. a third of our students are stem majors and we want to insurance that they can half into fields where they are underrepresented and make a difference to our economy and to our nation. >> are they making a choice to ignore liberal arts or to move away from liberal arts or traditionally-- majors, i guess, that women have traditionally pursued in favor of stem? >> well, i think that, let me begin by saying that...
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in terms of support of that science. agobegan about 10 years when the budget for the national institutes of health went flat and inflation, working at about three percent per year, has been eating away at purchasing power. on top of that, on march 27, when sequestration hit us, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas that i think the public really cares about. that money disappeared. that means we are down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had 10 years ago. the combination of what has been happening plus sequester -- that has serious consequences. if you are an investigator in a university seeking to pursue a bold idea about cancer or diabetes or alzheimer's disease, honey get funded by the nih? you write a grant, you put your funded by you get hunte the nih? grant, you put your best idea on it, we make a priority decision and we try to find the best grant. we have been able to fund about a third. because of the deterioration in resources, we're down to the p
in terms of support of that science. agobegan about 10 years when the budget for the national institutes of health went flat and inflation, working at about three percent per year, has been eating away at purchasing power. on top of that, on march 27, when sequestration hit us, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas that i think the public really cares about. that money disappeared. that means we are down about 25% in purchasing power for research over...
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industrialized nations, 14th in reading, 17th in science, 25th in math. 34 nations. we're a better nation than that. to compete and remain internationally globally competitive, we have to change and we haven system to address the needs of our employers. it up to you open guys, but before we do that, manziel y, is johnny going to win the heisman again? >> i don't have a clue. i played six-man football. >> you're an aggie, you're yeah, baby, yeah. >> i don't have an idea. he is fun to watch play. here's what i will project. i will make a prediction -- that i'm very confident in and that is that texas a&m will beat the lsu this weekend in football. >> all right. lsu fans out here. >> bring that on, bobby jindal. >> come on, bobby. come on. >> let's open it up for questions. >> going to beat baylor. >> lsu -- >> we have a microphone? hand held microphone? okay, shout it out. >> that could be good. that could be good. >> can i ask the first question? first question. >> thank you. > what governor kasich said, not to say anything away from education. you did gloss over a li
industrialized nations, 14th in reading, 17th in science, 25th in math. 34 nations. we're a better nation than that. to compete and remain internationally globally competitive, we have to change and we haven system to address the needs of our employers. it up to you open guys, but before we do that, manziel y, is johnny going to win the heisman again? >> i don't have a clue. i played six-man football. >> you're an aggie, you're yeah, baby, yeah. >> i don't have an idea. he is...
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it is science. science? yeah, about that. the folks at merriam-webster said science had the biggest increase in number of lookups in the online dictionary. a 176% increase, to be precise. the dictionary editors say a wide variety of discussions center on science this year. and speaking of science, my fellow space nerds, nasa has some big plans for plants on the moon. the space organization is teaming up with google to send flower seedlings to space. in an attempt to see if vegetation can survive on the moon. all in an effort to answer the ultimate question, can humans live and work on the moon? scientists say if they can successfully grow a garden, that might mean that humans could one day have a habitat on the moon. >>> here we go, hour two. i'm brooke baldwin live here in new york. we begin with the 911 calls. they have been released from the newtown school shootings. they took the lives of 20 children and 6 adults just about one year ago. deborah feyerick has just listened to the tapes. if you can, describe to me what you
it is science. science? yeah, about that. the folks at merriam-webster said science had the biggest increase in number of lookups in the online dictionary. a 176% increase, to be precise. the dictionary editors say a wide variety of discussions center on science this year. and speaking of science, my fellow space nerds, nasa has some big plans for plants on the moon. the space organization is teaming up with google to send flower seedlings to space. in an attempt to see if vegetation can...
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american teens are down four spots in science coming in at 24. and they slipped another -- >> this is unbelievable. >> ten spots -- >> look at that. >> to 21st when it comes to reading. several chinese cities as well as japan and singapore saw their students improve significantly. >> willie geist, your mom has been involved in educational reform. we were talking about mike bloomberg who dedicated four years to it. the gates spent billions and billions of dollars and the only thing -- not the only thing but one of the main things they learned reducing class sides. they spent billions of dollars on that. that doesn't work. man, the past four years when it seems everybody's focus has turned to education reform in a big way, just been disastrous, not disastrous but terrible. our state of the union are getting worse and worse. >> this is a trajectory we've seen for more than a decade. it goes back. maybe you say we'll give the reforms of the last few years to settle in. reaction to this study was amazing. you have all these special interest groups say
american teens are down four spots in science coming in at 24. and they slipped another -- >> this is unbelievable. >> ten spots -- >> look at that. >> to 21st when it comes to reading. several chinese cities as well as japan and singapore saw their students improve significantly. >> willie geist, your mom has been involved in educational reform. we were talking about mike bloomberg who dedicated four years to it. the gates spent billions and billions of dollars...
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i'm going to shift our focus a little bit to talk about which no mix and behavioral sciences tell us about why a person has committed a crime. and whether or not an improved understanding of why people commit crimes in the consummate contributions should impact how we think about responsibility for criminal conduct and the punishment for criminal conduct. and so of all of the risk factors that are most notable for the developments of antisocial personality disorder that have economic basis, does anyone know what the most predictive genomic future is? any guesses? >> yes, being a male. i'm a little bit biased, but i think that men are at a significant biological disadvantage to women. and it turns out that this might be part of the explanation as to why. what you're looking at is a gene that happens to appear on the x-chromosome and it turns out that it's a lot of the essential gene and why is that? and produces an enzyme and it is essential as an enzyme for the regulation a lot of neurotransmitters in your brain and those include things like serotonin and things that are essential to
i'm going to shift our focus a little bit to talk about which no mix and behavioral sciences tell us about why a person has committed a crime. and whether or not an improved understanding of why people commit crimes in the consummate contributions should impact how we think about responsibility for criminal conduct and the punishment for criminal conduct. and so of all of the risk factors that are most notable for the developments of antisocial personality disorder that have economic basis,...
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there is some science behind it. we're going to explain it all. "fox & friends" hour two for this tuesday starts right now. >> even if the web site isn't working, as smoothly as it should be for everybody. >> it's time for "fox & friends." >> selective hearing. we're going to talk about that in a minute. we got to update you on -- yesterday was cyber monday. millions of americans went on-line and went shopping. many tried the affordable care act web site and you know what? we were told the day before it was up and running and would work for a vast majority of people. it turns out it is not fixed. rather than getting error messages, what are you winding up with? you're put in a queue that says we're kind of busy now. come back later. plus this is new. according to the "washington post" today, apparently one third of the people who have signed up so far -- so we're talking about tens of thousands of people -- one third of them don't actually have policies with companies because there is a problem with the way it all works where the companies aren't
there is some science behind it. we're going to explain it all. "fox & friends" hour two for this tuesday starts right now. >> even if the web site isn't working, as smoothly as it should be for everybody. >> it's time for "fox & friends." >> selective hearing. we're going to talk about that in a minute. we got to update you on -- yesterday was cyber monday. millions of americans went on-line and went shopping. many tried the affordable care act web...